A new Career Academy debuts Wednesday at Benson High School.Teachers said the new format in the academy's classrooms will change the way students learn.Video: New career academy to open at Benson High School"The kids are going to get experience with real-world scenarios where they get put into a situation and they have to work in groups," Tony Kobza, a business teacher, said. "They have to work with each other."Students choose from three academies: Health Professions, Business and Entrepreneurship, and Construction and Design.When freshmen walk through the front doors on Wednesday morning, they'll be in the introductory program."There's a specific class at Benson High School," Kobza said. "It's called Goals and Pathways for Success."Teachers know some parents have concerns about the Career Academy, but say that we live in a world that's constantly growing, so education needs to adapt."Technology's changed, and so with the change in technology, we have to change the way we teach our kids," Stacey Daniell, another business teacher at Benson, said.Daniell said her lesson plans are interactive and project-based."It's just the relevance it's going to bring," Daniell said. "They're not just going to read about it in a book; they're going to apply it and do it themselves."Testing out the method, students built a business last year, selling school gear. The group broke even, proving to some of them that it's a job they might love."You don't know until you see it and experience it and then you finally realize, this is what I'm missing or this is what I want," Kobza said.Teachers said another benefit of the career academy is it gives kids a sense of belonging. Once they choose business, for example, they have class with students who have similar interests.Students have the option of switching Academies throughout their time at Benson High.

OMAHA, Neb. —

A new Career Academy debuts Wednesday at Benson High School.

Teachers said the new format in the academy's classrooms will change the way students learn.

"The kids are going to get experience with real-world scenarios where they get put into a situation and they have to work in groups," Tony Kobza, a business teacher, said. "They have to work with each other."

Students choose from three academies: Health Professions, Business and Entrepreneurship, and Construction and Design.

When freshmen walk through the front doors on Wednesday morning, they'll be in the introductory program.

"There's a specific class at Benson High School," Kobza said. "It's called Goals and Pathways for Success."

Teachers know some parents have concerns about the Career Academy, but say that we live in a world that's constantly growing, so education needs to adapt.

"Technology's changed, and so with the change in technology, we have to change the way we teach our kids," Stacey Daniell, another business teacher at Benson, said.

Daniell said her lesson plans are interactive and project-based.

"It's just the relevance it's going to bring," Daniell said. "They're not just going to read about it in a book; they're going to apply it and do it themselves."

Testing out the method, students built a business last year, selling school gear. The group broke even, proving to some of them that it's a job they might love.

"You don't know until you see it and experience it and then you finally realize, this is what I'm missing or this is what I want," Kobza said.

Teachers said another benefit of the career academy is it gives kids a sense of belonging. Once they choose business, for example, they have class with students who have similar interests.

Students have the option of switching Academies throughout their time at Benson High.